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Netherlands New Guinea A Remote, Strategic Frontier
A rugged as yet poorly known region covering 151000 square miles on western New Guinea. Indonesia asserts sovereignty as West Irian while Papua natives rely on primitive farming and hunting. Explorations persist amid dangerous terrain and reports note a Governor Rockefeller kin’s recent expedition tragedy.
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Netherlands New Guinea
Greenland
Indonesia
West Irian
Hollandia